Category: Events
“There will definitely be restrictions on every camper for the period of 28th Dec to 2nd Jan when we are at our peak,” Campsite Manager Steve Farrow tells express. In Steve Farrow and his partner Adrien’s years managing Uretiti (New Zealand’s busiest campsite), they have never seen anything like this. “To-date we have pumped over […]
Te Ahurei Toi o Tāmaki | Auckland Arts Festival (AAF) have announced the full line-up of events bringing the joy of the Festival back to Tāmaki Makaurau for 18 days in March 2023. Waiata, kapa haka, dance-theatre, comedy, cabaret, aerial, jazz, opera, kōrero, sand art, orchestral and chamber music, R&B, K-rhythm, afrofunk, light art, photography […]
Delivering on his promise to return to Aotearoa, Elton John has also confirmed the addition of a new show in Christchurch this coming January for his Farewell Yellow Brick Road Tour. The rescheduled kiwi-leg of the tour, which is part of Elton’s incredible, multi-year Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour, will see the gay-icon perform two […]
From pioneering the music genre of New Orleans ‘Bounce’, to collaborating with Beyoncé, Big Freedia is a cultural icon, headed for New Zealand! “Release ya mind,” cause Big Freedia is coming to Aotearoa New Zealand in March joining The Soul Rebels, GZA and Talib Kweli to tour Auckland and Wellington as part of Bluesfest 2023. […]
When the rock musical RENT burst onto the stage in 1996, it instantly became a smash hit that had people returning over and over again. Described as “the best show in years, if not decades” (Variety) when it opened, RENT follows a group of artists struggling and striving to follow their dreams in New York […]
With just 100 days until the southern hemisphere’s largest Pride festival kicks off Charli XCX, Kelly Rowland, and Jessica Mauboy have been announced to join Kylie Minogue at Sydney WorldPride. Organisers of the festival unveiled the complete Festival Guide yesterday at Sydney’s iconic Bondi beach, with more than 300 events being confirmed, including international pop […]
A few hours before they set up URGE Christchurch, URGE Events owner-operators Paul Heard and Alan Granville meet Oliver Hall in a sunny brewery courtyard to get grilled on why, 25 years on, they still have the Urge to put on a party! It’s 25 years since K Road’s URGE Bar opened its doors at […]
In 2023, Sydney WorldPride (SWP) and Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras (SGLMG) unite to present a must-see, truly global LGBTQIA+ pride festival. SGLMG and SWP operate are two separate organisations with the same goal – to introduce the world to the Southern Hemisphere’s glittering LGBTQI+ communities, giving our diverse First Nations and Asia-Pacific communities […]